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Oh don't. You had a bunch of wands. We needed wands. Yours just got mixed in with them. [ sigh. the mention of bellatrix still makes her shudder. it's been so long and yet not long at all. ] Yes. The ones we had weren't working. Ron won their allegiance, but not Harry.

Yes? [ why is he looking at her like that? ]

[Still just a face.] Still my wand. [Grumbling. Stupid Potter.] ...makes enough sense.

[He's still just giving her that look though as he connects the dots further.] ...the night at the Astronomy tower. [He knows she knows about that.] I disarmed Dumbledore. That was the first thing I did when I got up there.

Perhaps we give it back in the future. [ she shrugs. who really knows?

those dots, though... she connects them even further. ] You Disarmed Dumbledore? [ but that means... dumbledore's wand... the elder wand... hermione's hands move to her mouth and she sinks down to the bed abruptly. ] You're the master of his wand... Not Snape... and then... [ then the wand goes to harry after he overpowers draco at the manor...

give her a minute, draco. she's in shock. ]

[...hang on. What is she saying. What are these words that are coming out of her mouth.] Hermione...where are you going with this?

[ her hands drop to her lap, but she's still staring at him with a look of awe and fear. ] Have you ever heard of the Elder Wand? It's sometimes known as the Deathstick or the Wand of Destiny.

That's quite possibly the stupidest question you've ever asked me. One of the Deathly Hallows, from the Tale of the Three Brothers. It's been a wizarding legend for centuries. What about it?

[ she gives him a look momentarily before returning to her original train of thought. ]

That was Dumbledore's wand. He had the Elder Wand, won it from Grindelwald. And that's why Harry chose the Horcruxes over going to get the wand from Dumbledore's tomb. He knew. He must've known someone else was the master... I thought it was Snape.

[ she trails off at that, her mind whirring around everything that she knew. harry's the master in her time, since he overpowered draco at the manor, but draco's from a time where he's the master of the wand. snape never was... which means even if voldemort beat them to the wand, harry was still the master. the wand wouldn't work perfectly for voldemort... ]

That means you're the master of the Elder Wand in your time. The most powerful wand in existence... But you're in so much danger... Voldemort can never find out. [ as far as she knows, he never does, because draco's alive when they go to the manor... but she needs to make sure draco understands the importance of this. ]

[Give him a few moments of just gawking. Followed by suddenly sinking down on the bed next to her and just. Staring. Currently staring at his wand, rather, but he appears to have gone into shock.]

I'm the master of the Elder Wand. [Still just staring at his wand, almost like he's expecting the whole thing to explode in his hand. What was that you said about Voldemort, Hermione? He's not quite listening.] I'm the master.

Don't let it go to your head, Draco! This is serious! If Voldemort ever found out you were the master, he would have you killed before you could blink!

[ gdit, she doesn't want more bloodshed, especially not draco's! ]

[Let him be pleased just a little longer okay? Okay. However he seems to register what she says that time and focuses on her again.]

...but it sounds like he hasn't found out, and he's not here...I'm not worried.

I know, but... just promise me you'll be careful. [ look, draco, she's practically begging. ]

I'm not going to go around announcing I'm the master, if that's what you mean. Besides, when have you ever known me to be truly reckless?

Never. [ but she still looks relieved anyway. ] I just don't want anything to happen. I've seen too many people die because they weren't quite careful enough. It's frightening... what we have to go back to. I don't want that for you here.

[The whole situation's rather heavy, and in a way, it was good Hermione was back to ground him again. He was starting to get a little too comfortable here.] I appreciate the concern, but I think I'll manage. It's...not something to concern ourselves with until Riddle reappears. Or worse.

I know but we should limit the number of people we tell anyway. It'd be just like the Malnosso to bring him back.

Typical. I get something I can hold above everyone's head and I can't tell anyone. But...you're right. It'd be just like them.

It explains quite a bit though, you know.

I don't want something to happen... It's bad enough that Voldemort thinks he can get it at home. If he knew here or if someone sold you out... he'd hunt you down in an instant. [ worst. nightmare. ]

Like what? [ latching onto the semi-new topic! ]

You don't think I could kill him with it? [He already knows the answer though.] I'll be careful. Really.

Like the fact there's so much I can do here despite the power cap. Have you ever noticed that? The strength of a lot of my spells goes a little beyond everyone else's when they were here.

[ SO not the point. ] I'd rather not find out.

...No, I can't say I really paid it much attention. [ liar. it bugs her. ] I thought they were all about the same strength. It's difficult to tell with the power cap anyway.

I know...I'd rather not find out either.

[A smirk.] I don't think so. Admit it, Hermione, you've noticed. How else do you think I could cast a Patronus? Me. And the snow castle I helped build.

[ all the sulking. ]

Yes, yes, it's all very impressive. [ she'll just.. twirl her wand between her fingers. ] You know, the Malnosso could've given me your aunt's wand instead of mine.

[Okay, that wipes the smirk off his face.] ...could've. But they didn't. There's a reason for that, you know. I'm going to go with the fact that they're not completely mental.

I'm just grateful. It's one of the only things I'm grateful for at all here. [ she twirls her wand again and then- ]

Expecto Patronum.

[ ....nooope, try again. she frowns and concentrates, pulling up the feeling she had when she realized draco was still here, her draco. ]

Expecto Patronum!

[ thaaat's better. hey, draco? have you missed that little otter that's now bouncing around your feet? ]

What are the others? [He doesn't really focus on his own question though when he spots that little otter there. He'll reach down with a hand to try and 'pet' her.] 'lo, Terri. Reckon you'd like to see your friend as well, wouldn't you?

The other friends I have here, the learning experiences I've had since I got here the first time... I suppose there's a lot I have to be grateful for in between the experiments.

[ terri tilts her head, letting him 'pet' her and then looks up at him unblinkingly. that'd be a yes, draco. ]

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